BRYNE F.K.

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'Bryne Fotballklubb' is a Norwegian football club from the town of Bryne. Founded in 1926, they currently play in Norwegian football's second highest division, Adeccoligaen. Their supporter club is called ''B-gjengen'', the name being a pun on the Norwegian translation of the Beagle Boys.

Contents

Stadium

Last season

Europan cup appearances

Current squad

Coaching staff

Notable players

Achievements

Records

External links

Stadium

Bryne spent the majority of their early years playing on a small, rented field next to Bryne Mill, before acquiring the site of their current home ground, Bryne Stadion, at the end of the 1930s. At the time of its inauguration in September 1946, the stadium's grass pitch was one of the largest in the country and a far cry from the 85x55 m dimensions of the Bryne Mill field.
Bryne Stadion is used both for football and athletics and has a capacity of 10,000, of which 2,507 are seated. The record attendance is 13,621 paying spectators, achieved when Bryne defeated Viking on May 26, 1980, although as many as 14,500 were estimated to have attended an earlier game between the two rivals, on October 9, 1977. The club considers 13,621 to be the official record since there were only 12,236 paying spectators at this other game.
Bryne have in recent years been working towards a possible redevelopment of their home ground, alternatively the construction of a new stadium elsewhere, in order to increase turnover and conform with the Norwegian Football Association's requirements for hosting top tier football matches. On February 14, 2006, the club presented plans for the Jæren Arena, an 8,688-capacity stadium designed by the architects responsible for Viking Stadion, and on December 12, 2006, the club announced that it had obtained finance for the project, which is slated to cost 150 million NOK.
The intended location was on the border between the municipalities of Time, of which Bryne is the administrative centre, and Klepp. However, due to difficulties in obtaining a construction permit for the site, which is currently regulated for agricultural purposes, the club has opted for a new location about 900 m south of the old ground. Bryne aim to have the stadium completed in time for the 2008 season.

Last season

Bryne placed third in Adeccoligaen in 2006, and by doing so, qualified for the play-off, but lost the two-legged play-off against Odd Grenland with the aggergate 1-10 (o-3 away and 1-7 home)!

Europan cup appearances

★ 1981 - 1 r. KFC Winterslag 0-2 (h) 2-1

★ 1983 - 1 r. RSC Anderlecht 0-3 (h) 1-1

★ 1988 - kv.r. Spartacus Elore, Bekescsaba 0-3, 2-1 (h)

Current squad

''As of March 13 2007''

Coaching staff

Coach	Hans Olav Frette
Assistant coach	Kenneth Eidsaunet
Goalkeeping coach	Frode Olsen
Scout	Gabriel Høyland

Notable players

★ Gabriel Høyland

★ Arne Larsen Økland

★ Birk Engstrøm

★ Trond Sirevåg

★ Alf Inge Håland

Achievements

★ 'Norwegian Premier League:'

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★ 'Runners-up (2):' 1980, 1982

★ 'Norwegian Football Cup:'

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★ 'Winners (1):' 1987

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★ 'Runners-up (1):' 2001

★ 'Seasons in premier division:'

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★ 15

Records

★ Greatest home victory: 7-0 vs. F.K. Bodø/Glimt, October 5, 1980

★ Greatest away victory: 5-2 vs. Fredrikstad F.K., August 22, 1976

★ Heaviest home loss: 0-5 vs. Lillestrøm S.K., July 8, 2001

★ Heaviest away loss: 0-9 vs. Rosenborg B.K., October 15, 2000

★ Highest attendance, Bryne Stadion: 13,621 vs. Viking F.K., May 26, 1980

★ Highest average attendance, season: 6,283, 1977

★ Most appearances, total: 596, Gabriel Høyland 1970-1986

★ Most appearances, league: 227, Gabriel Høyland 1970-1986

★ Most goals scored, total: 274, Johannes Vold 1961-1970

★ Most goals scored, league: 59, Arne Larsen Økland 1980-1987

External links

★ Official homepage (in Norwegian)

★ B-Gjengen Bryne F.K. Official Supporters Club (in Norwegian)